Shadow of the Vampire (2000)

Throw outs to period pieces - such as the word blocks and shuttering-in of camera to Black and white/sepia tone.

Follows along to the Nosferatu flick pretty well.

Pretty well done make-up effects.

The talk about why Dracula is a sad story from the vampire's perspective is iron-clad.

Can feel a bit slow in pace.

Seems as though they may have taken some liberties in there as far as historically accurate depiction of events.

Opinion

Well acted pick for folks looking for something a little less grating (and/or dated) than the actual Nosferatu itself. Can feel a bit slow at times, even though it doesn't actually seem to drag along at all, but provides an interesting enough tale that's a movie about making a movie. Certainly doesn't waste any time overhyping the sexiness of vampires like most the selection of blood-sucker movies out there, so there's something else to set it apart in the vampire genre.